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Music Education Benefits For Students With Disabilities, Tammy K. Hanson
Music Education Benefits For Students With Disabilities, Tammy K. Hanson
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Music is so many things! Music is enjoyable, fun, happy, calming, and unpredictable. Music is also sad, lonely, busy, unsettling, and disturbing. Students of any age can learn so much from music, such as: learning an instrument; playing in an ensemble, symphony, orchestra, or choir; learning the history of a composer; playing scales; and learning about music theory. Students without disabilities learn about music and their instruments by participating in band, orchestra, choir, ensembles, and general music. Students with disabilities should have the same opportunities to participate in these musical activities, and be provided with extra support, modifications, accommodations, a …